David Katzmaier

Hulu live TV guide comes to Apple TV, Xbox One, Fire TV, Nintendo Switch

Since it launched a year ago, Hulu’s live TV service has had its share of complaints about the interface. In particular, it’s been tough to find what’s actually on now. Today the company introduces a new tab that should be familiar to anyone used to a cable TV or satellite box. Hulu calls it a live …

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LG TVs get Google Assistant voice controls

Google’s voice assistant is now available on LG’s 2018 OLED and Super UHD LCD TVs. The capability, first announced at CES 2018, allows models like the new C8 OLED TV to accept commands over the remote control’s built-in microphone, as well as talk back to you in Google’s voice. Using voice commands, you can find and play content, for example via …

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3 ways Google Maps just got better

Google Maps has mapped over 220 countries and territories in the world and now has over a billion users. But that doesn’t mean it can’t improve. Now playing: Watch this: Google Maps gives you personalized restaurant recommendations 1:49 In addition to the new ability to text people your ETA, the search giant announced a trio of new features on the …

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Roku TVs by Sanyo come to Walmart Canada

Watch out TCL, there’s a new Roku-powered television coming to the land of maple donuts. Sanyo, a brand operated by Funai in North America, will appear on Roku TVs sold at Canadian Walmart stores in early May. They range from 32 to 50 inches and follow Roku TV’s typical formula of entry-level specifications and inexpensive prices, starting at C$248 (about …

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Samsung’s The Frame TV gets $400 price cut for Mother’s Day

Chances are, your mom’s the kind of discerning lady who’d rather have a beautiful piece of art on her wall than a big black rectangle. The question is: Are you generous enough to make it happen for her? Samsung aims to make that awesome mom TV gift a bit easier to swallow by taking $400 off the regular price of …

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Sling TV cloud DVR now on browsers, Chromecast, Xbox and LG TVs

As live TV streaming services mature, one of the biggest differentiators is the ability to record shows, play them back later and (maybe) skip commercials. Now one of the cheapest such services, Sling TV, has expanded its cloud DVR feature to work with a bunch more devices. Sling now supports the DVR on the Chrome browser, Chromecast, Xbox One, LG …

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Sonos smart home theater speaker outed by FCC filing

The superb Sonos One is the only smart speaker to earn CNET’s Editors’ Choice Award. And our reviewers called the Sonos Playbase a “home run” among home theater speakers.  Now an FCC filing hints that the wireless speaker company has a new product up its sleeve that combines both. The FCC filing shows a microphone icon on the product’s label. …

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Highly anticipated TCL 6 series Roku TV will ship May 1

Update April 26: TCL has announced pricing and other details for the 6 series. Read CNET’s updated preview here for more information. Original story published Jan. 8 at 1 p.m. PT follows: Last year TCL’s P series was the best 55-inch TV for the money and its successor, the 2018 6 series, looks even better. It keeps everything that made …

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Apple iPhone X scored 35% of Q4 2017 profits, says report

The iPhone X is one of the most expensive phones available today, and evidently it makes Apple a lot of money. A report by research firm Counterpoint says the Apple iPhone X was responsible for 35 percent of profits for the entire handset industry in the fourth quarter of 2017. The report, as cited by CNBC, goes on to note …

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IRS gives taxpayers one

If you were waiting until the last minute to pay your taxes and were depending on IRS.gov to make a payment from your checking account, there’s some bad news. For most of Tuesday, the last day to file taxes, the Direct Pay section of the Internal Revenue Service’s website wasn’t working. Instead, people planning to pay electronically saw a message …

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